Ningbo Zhoushan Port : We Sweated Under Scorching Sun Sidelights of Group Employees Fighting Bravely in

We Sweated Under Scorching Sun Sidelights of Group Employees Fighting Bravely in Intense Heat

In the first picture, the members of On-site Repairing Team of BOTB are repairing equipment under the scorching sun.

In the second picture, the tally clerk of NOST are checking the carton number on the site of the terminal under the burning sun.

It has been hot and sunny all through July with highest temperature hitting record high from time to time. However, the port production has been going on without break. The ' Iron Force of the Port' held fast to the frontline production everywhere. They were the most ordinary but respectable workers persisting in working in the summer heat.

Combat with Blistering Summer, 'Enjoy' Coolness

At about 2:00pm July 25th, the temperature exceeded 39℃. Along Shihua Crude Oil Terminal in Daxie Port Area, the pilot Gu Haikuai was standing on the scalding deck of 'Edwards' ship and continuously gave high frequency instructions to command the close coordination of the tugboats and assist the steadily dock of super large crude carrier. After the berthing, Gu Haikuai's uniform had been soaked with sweat. Realizing the comrades on the tugboats were also sweating in the sun,he gave a silent salute with eyes to the sailors of the 'Yong Gang Tuo 22' Vessel before gulping down a bottle of pogostemon patchouli water he carried with him and then returned to the cool bridge.

At about the same time,in Beilun Second Container Terminal Branch that was 16km away,Ye Xinshi, the leader of the handling team, were leading team members who had just finished their noon break to remove the goods at logistics inspection yard.

The container had already turned into a giant 'oven'.Heat waves surged towards their face as soon as the container door was opened. Only half an hour into the working, the employees were soaked with sweats and their eyes ached from inflowing sweat. However, none of them was about to back down. Clearing the sweat on the face with towel and rolling up the sleeves, the young fellows continued the work with renewed efforts.

'Come and take some drinks to relieve the heat!' With these words, the Coolness Delivery Group led by the leaders of the company arrived at the site. There were various types of refreshing drinks for options, including chrysanthemum tea, plum syrup. Lao Ye took over a bottle of iced salt soda water and gulped down several mouthfuls. A stream of coolness reached all limbs of the body. How fantastic! With narrowed eyes, he gazed at the dozens of to-be-shipped containers in front of him . Then lifting his eyes and looking at the giant billboard in the distance that read 'Link the World, Serve the World', he was full of proud.

Concert Efforts to Strive for High Efficiency

Due to the flood, the steel plants in Jiangxi and Hunan Province were short of iron ore inventory in the middle of July and the dispatching office of the railway company was resounded with calls seeking for assistance. The company took immediate action and the business personnel kept contacting to ensure efficient link of the supply of cargoes and vehicles.The locomotive drivers and shunters were busy making goods allocation and marshalling along the railway under the scorching sun. On the production site, the surface temperature of the steel rail had already exceeded 50 ℃ and the sweat dropped on it was immediately turned into a trace of white spot. However, the workers' enthusiasm for working was not affected at all. Through several hours' continuous working, all special iron ore trains were departed on schedule and arrived at the various steel plants on July 25th to meet customers' pressing needs.

The spirit of unity could be seen whherever the 'iron force of port ' was in . At10:00am on July 27th,the No.4 bridge crane room of Beilun Third Container Terminal Branch was unbearable hot under exposure of the sun,the guys of second bridge crane maintenance team of the company were replacing the cables for the lifting appliances during the operation intervals. Despite of the intense heat, the repairman Zhang Guoda and his colleagues calmed down and meticulously completed every working procedure, disregarding the sweat running down from their faces. While at break, they teased, 'other people pay for Sauna. Now aren't we taking sauna for free in such weather?'.Having drunk a bowl of sweet mung bean soup and dried the sweat-soaked clothes in front of an electric fan, he re-concentrated on the work. With joint efforts of the everybody, No.4 bridge crane completed cable replacement 3 hours in advance.'Everything function well' Upon hearing the bridge crane driver's words in the high frequency, the fellows could not help smiling with delight.

Seize Every Minute to 'Build' Grand Port

At 3:00pm July 27th, over 300 workers were busy working on the construction site of the No.6 terminal of Meishan Port Area. It was up to 40℃,Yu Honghai, the project director of the No.6 to No.10 terminals of Meishan Port Area ,was crouching on the cement platform and scrutinizing one by one the dozens of reinforced steel bars that were as thick as the thumbs. Wiping the sweat from the forehead, he continued to check the next safety points. 'Due to the fine weather, it is the golden time for terminal construction.We shall speed up and work more' said Yu Honghai.

As the project director, Yu Honghai attached importance to project progress as well as steadiness of every screw spike. Early in the morning every day,he left the project department to inspect at the construction platform, checking if the beam and slab setup and pouring of surface layer were done as specified in the drawing and whether workers wore life vest and equipped with articles for heatstroke prevention. It always took 2-3 hours for the single round of patrol. Due to solid and innovative work, the project was listed Waterway Engineering Construction Standardization Demonstrative Project by Ministry of Transport . In March this year,experts and representatives from around the country came to learn from Meishan Terminal.

'Now, two thirds of the construction work of the No.6 terminal has been completed. The whole project is expected to be completed by the end of December. The construction of the remaining 4 terminals is expected to be completed at around 2020. By then, the operating capacity of Ningbo Zhoushan Port will become even stronger.'said Yu Honghai, looking into the splendid future in his mind's eye.